Marion Superior Court (Retention) - Christina Klineman
Marion County, Indiana
My vote power
Retention race
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Christina Klineman
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Christina Klineman is an incumbent Marion Superior Court judge standing for retention in 2026. She serves as Indiana's Marion County Commercial Court judge and on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee; the retention committee found her suitable for another term.
Where Christina Klineman stands, based on their records
Supports
Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
On March 5, 2026, Marion Superior Court Judge Christina R. Klineman entered a permanent injunction in an Indiana religious-exemption challenge to abortion restrictions, finding the challenged application substantially burdened the certified class's religious exercise.
March 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: statecourtreport.org · researched August 21, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
On March 13, 2026, the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee found Judge Christina Klineman suitable to serve another term, making her eligible to appear on the November retention ballot subject to voter approval.
March 13, 2026
Source: in.gov · researched August 21, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Ruled as a Marion County judge that Indiana law governed an insurance fight over pollution at a Louisiana Superfund shipyard, siding with barge company ACBL. The Court of Appeals upheld that choice-of-law ruling but reversed her refusal to grant the insurers judgment on coverage (case 25A-PL-1073).
April 28, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: public.courts.in.gov · researched July 13, 2026